Unilateral blindness Resulting from a Tumour of the Paranasal Sinuses

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Identifier walsh_1987_s1_c4
Title Unilateral blindness Resulting from a Tumour of the Paranasal Sinuses
Creator Barry Skarf, MD, PhD, Henry Ford Health System
Subject Sarcoma, Ewing's; Orbital Neoplasms; Exophthalmos
History A 6-year old male with a 7-month history of intermittent headache occurring every few weeks and lasting 30-120 minutes.
Pathology Large homogeneous tissue mass arising from the right ethmoid
Disease/Diagnosis Ewing's Sarcoma
Clinical VA: NLP OD, 6/6 OS; RAPD OD
Presenting Symptom Headache; Right-sided blindness
Neuroimaging CT
Treatment XRT; Antineoplastic agents
References 1. Albert DM, Rubenstein RA, Scheie HG: Tumor metastasis to the eye. II. Clinical study in infants and children. Am J Ophthalmol 63: 727-732, 1967. 2. Alvaxez-Berdecia A, Schut L, Bruce DA: Localized primary intracranial Ewing's sarcoma of the orbital roof. Case Report. J.Neurosurg 50: 811-813, 1979. 3. Batsakis JG: Tumours of the head and Neck. Clinical and pathological considerations Second Edition, Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1979. pp. 408-409. 4. Dahlin DC: Bone Tumours, Third Edition, Springfield, Illinois, Charles C. Thomas, 1978, pp. 274 - 287. 5. Dahlin DC, Coventry MBN, Scanlon PW: Ewing's sarcoma. A critical analysis of 165 cases. J Bone Joint Surg 43: 185-192, 1961. 6. Herbert F. Tabor GL Jr: Ewing's tumor of the orbit. Am J Ophthalmol: 33: 1219-1225, 1950. 7. Howard DJ, Lund VJ: Primary Ewing's sarcoma of the ethmoid bone, J Laryngol Otol 99: 1019-1023, 1985. 8. Jacobiec FA, Rootman J, Jones IS: Secondary and metastatic tumours of the orbit, in Jones IS, Jacobiec FA (eds): Diseases of the Orbit, Hagerstown, Maryland, Harper and Row, 1979. 9. Walsh FB, Hoyt WF: Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology, Third Edition, Baltimore, H Maryland, Williams & Wilkins, 1969, pp.2049. 10. Wilkins RM, Pritchard DJ, Burgeri EO, Unni KK: Ewing's Sarcoma of Bone. 3 Experience with 140 patients. Cancer 58: 2551-2555, 1986. 11. Yamada S, Takahashi H: A dissected case of Ewing's tumor (reticulum cell o sarcoma) of the orbit. Hirosaki Med J 8: 202-207, 1957.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1987 Walsh Proceedings
Relation is Part of Case presented at the NANOS 1987 Walsh Session, February 20-21 Contributor Primary
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s60r9s75
Contributor Primary Skarf, Barry
Contributor Secondary Woodruff, G.; Thorner, P.
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ID 178763
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60r9s75
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